Sinclair - March 17, 2011

Nintendo handheld tops PlayStation 3 as online retailer's best prerelease performer with 20 percent more reservations and a week left before launch.
While the March 25 launch of the 3DS in the UK is likely to draw a significant number of eager gamers camping out overnight to get their hands on the new handheld, one retailer has found that more customers than ever before are willing to order online and wait for the mail carrier to make the rounds.Comments (0) | Permalink

Yahoo - February 20, 2011

Nintendo's newest handheld will turn one year old on February 26, the anniversary of its Japanese debut, and can celebrate its first anniversary having passed 5 million domestic sales.Comments (0) | Permalink

Bloomberg - February 26, 2011

Bic Camera Co., a Tokyo-based operator of electronics store, sold all of its 3DS stock in one day when the handheld became available for pre-order on Jan. 20, said Kohei Ueda, a spokesman, without elaborating. Culture Convenience Club Co., which operates Tsutaya stores, also sold out on pre-order, spokeswoman Mari Oshiro said. Nintendo reiterated its September plan to ship 4 million 3DS units in its first month to prevent shortages.Comments (0) | Permalink

Gamespot - January 30, 2011

Taking a trip down memory lane with Nintendo's previous handhelds we see one basic trend. If we throw out the outlier that is the Virtual Boy, Nintendo largely stuck to sub-$100 price points until the Nintendo DS was released. At that point the company moved up to the $150 and $170 ranges, with the DSi XL at $190. The Game Boy Micro was an update to the Game Boy Advance, hence its lower price point.Comments (0) | Permalink

Joystiq.com - March 28, 2011

Nintendo UK Head of Communications Robert Saunders recently responded to a post on MaxConsole, which corralled a number of Twitter users complaining that their time with the 3DS was causing headaches and dizziness. Saunders explained, "When viewing any kind of 3D images (TV, movies etc.), some people might experience minor discomfort." He added, "The effects are short term and have no lasting effect, in fact most players can continue after taking a short break."Comments (0) | Permalink

CNBC - January 19, 2010

That’s the date its eagerly awaited 3DS portable gaming system will go on sale in North America. The device will be the first mass market consumer device to offer stereoscopic 3D images without the need for special glasses – something analysts see as critical to the success of 3D in the market.Comments (3) | Permalink

Joystiq - July 28, 2011

Nintendo has just announced that the price on the 3DS will drop to $169.99 stateside on August 12. A similar cut in Japan (effective August 11) will take the system from 25,000 Yen (around $317) to 15,000 Yen ($190). We don't yet have a specific price for a corresponding European cut, but Nintendo tells Eurogamer the price will drop by "about a third."Comments (8) | Permalink

Joystiq - January 3, 2011

All things considered, 2011 was a pretty solid year for the 3DS. Despite an incredibly slow adoption rate at launch and the resultant corporate turmoil, buyers on the fence were eventually persuaded by a massive price drop and 3D remakes of yesteryear's classics. By the end of 2011, Nintendo had sold "more than 4 million" of its stereoscopic wunderkind to US consumers, as well as 1 million units each of Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7.Comments (0) | Permalink

Enterbrain - August 16, 2011

Nikkei reported sales of 207,000 units for 3DS. Enterbrain (via Famitsu.com) followed with sales figures of 214,821 units.
Like Nikkei's figure, Enterbrain's covers the week of August 8 - August 14. The system's price was cut 10,000 yen down to 15,000 yen on the 11th.
The 214,821 sales figure is the system's 2nd highest weekly total. The first is 371,326 units sold the week of launch in late February.Comments (0) | Permalink

Joystiq - July 7, 2011

Tomita Technologies has filed a patent suit against Nintendo, alleging that the 3DS's stereoscopic display infringes upon Tomita's patent for "technology relating to displaying stereoscopic images on-screen for viewing with the naked eye, i.e., without utilizing glasses or other devices.," filed in 2003 and granted in 2008.Comments (0) | Permalink